Now that we don't have a baby coming this year to plan vacation time for, we have some vacation time to work with. Last summer we used it to go to Florida to see my family. It was an amazing trip. However, every year since leaving college we have used all his breaks from seminary and vacation time since leaving seminary to go see family. We have never taken a family vacation other than a couple sight seeing things we did over night when we lived in Nebraska.
So now we're looking at having at least a whole week we can do something with. Obviously it can't be expensive. At all. I do like camping, but it's also a lot of work...esp with four boys. Basically I would be doing nothing but meal planning, cooking, and cleaning up from meals. I need some creative ideas.
What I don't want is somewhere where there's nothing to see or do. After Christmas we stayed in a member's guest house for two nights but it never got above 5 deg while we were there. So while it was so nice to be away and have no house chores to do...we were just in someone else's house alone.
What does your family do for vacations?
St. Louis is full of free things, some indoor, some outdoor. There's even this lady who likes to feed large crowds. She lives by a private playground. :o)
ReplyDelete:D oh yea?! I've never been to St. Louis.
ReplyDeleteyea, for real! The zoo is free, the science center is free, the art museum is free or low-cost, and I know all the free parking places. I'm running Ladue's only free Bed and Breakfast here, but I will warn you my very loud 2yo is up around 5 each morning. We have a white noise machine for guests who want it. :D I know it's crazy because we've never met, but you wouldn't be the first. I'd give you guys a key and you could come and go as you please. joycgolden(at)gmail(dot)com.
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